The perspective for the 2019-2020 biennium integrates the development of new areas of expertise, original solutions and international expansion.

Lisbon, March 20, 2019 - agap2 ended 2018 with a turnover of 15.8M € in Portugal - a 20% increase over the previous year - and a total of 430 employees developing the business of customers and partners to technological level.

During fiscal year 2018, agap2 was recognized as a reputable company by the National Innovation Agency for R&D activities. Work was carried out to reinforce the conditions and opportunities given to employees. Recently, it received the TechVisa certification, which aims to ensure that highly qualified staff, foreign to the European Union, can access jobs created in Portugal in a simplified manner.

Agap2's performance also integrated the implementation of original solutions in a logic of differentiation of the consultant's performance and entry into new markets. An example of this strategy is the bet on FootballISM, a technological platform aimed at maximizing the human and material resources of professional soccer practice. In the development of new solutions, the role of investment in Blockchain Research & Development is also highlighted, namely with Blockbase, a product that is being developed by agap2 internal staff with the support of the P2020 SI - R&DT funding program. . The creation of internal expertise is supported by a training effort and knowledge sharing among the consultants: in 2018 the consultant invested almost 130 thousand euros in training, totaling 5,358 hours of training.

The plan for the next two years integrates the reformulation of the following strategic pillars: the restructuring of the offer and business units, the expansion of the consultant's office in Porto and the international expansion and the development of products and solutions.

According to Filipe Esteves, Managing Director of agap2, "An organization can only wish to succeed by focusing on innovation. It is in finding new areas of expertise, expanding our geographic presence and developing original solutions that underpin our growth. Not only do we propose to follow trends identified today, we are aiming to be at the forefront of the market, developing differentiating projects and enabling our clients to implement more efficient processes that enhance their activity.The medium-term goal is for continued growth. and fulfillment of new brands in the intended evolution for agap2”.